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Ingrid Bisu

Ingrid Bisu

Actor, producer and writer · Born September 15, 1987 (39) · Bucharest, Romania

Ingrid Wan (née Bișu) (born September 15, 1987) is a Romanian actress, producer, and screenwriter, known for her appearance in the dramedy Toni Erdmann (2016), which was nominated for the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival and also for Best Foreign Film at the Golden Globe Awards and the Academy Awards in 2017. She is also known for co-writing the horror film Malignant (2021).

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Biography from TMDB.

Born
September 15, 1987 (39)
From
Bucharest, Romania
Works as
Actor, producer and writer
Titles
13 on MovieCove · 23 credits in all
Links
IMDb (opens in a new tab)TMDB (opens in a new tab)Wikidata (opens in a new tab)

Known for

TMDB popularity, last 156 days to Oct 27Up 42% in 30 days

What are Ingrid Bisu's films like?

Across their 6 MovieCove titles with a thematic analysis, their films lean Self and Bonds.

Themes

share of theme weight
Self
30%
Bonds
28%
Survival
22%
Morality
11%
Society
6%
Ideas
3%
Family bonds3 titles, browse their movies with this themeIdentity2 titles, browse their movies with this theme

What they feel like to watch

their average across 6 films
ToneFeelDemandtheir average · filled zone: the category
Dark: How heavy the subject matter and outlook get. Browse their dark movies.
Tone · Weight
lightdark

Light 0 · Serious 1 · Dark 5

Grounded: How far its world departs from everyday reality. Browse their grounded movies.
Tone · Style
naturalisticheightened

Grounded 5 · Stylized 0 · Heightened 1

Charged: How hard the emotional peaks hit while you watch. Browse their charged movies.
Feel · Intensity
gentleintense

Gentle 0 · Charged 3 · Intense 3

Shifting: How much it swings between very different feelings. Browse their shifting movies.
Feel · Swings
steadyswings

A split, not a type: Steady 3 · Shifting 1 · Whiplash 2

Straight-faced: How much of the runtime is played for laughs. Browse their straight-faced movies.
Feel · Humor
noneconstant

Straight-faced 3 · Some laughs 2 · Funny 1

Even-paced: How fast it moves from scene to scene. Browse their even-paced movies.
Demand · Pace
slowrelentless

A split, not a type: Slow burn 3 · Even-paced 2 · Relentless 1

Engaged: How much focus it asks of you — look away and lose the thread? Browse their engaged movies.
Demand · Attention
casualfull focus

Casual 1 · Engaged 5 · Full focus 0

Open-ended: How much is left for you to interpret. Browse their open-ended movies.
Demand · Resolution
resolvedambiguous

Resolved 3 · Open-ended 3 · Ambiguous 0

Moods and endings

endings are an aggregate; no title is named

Dominant moods · mentions across their titles

Dread
4
Tense
4
Melancholic
3
Absurd
2
Contemplative
2
Other
1

How their films linger

Unsettling3 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteBittersweet2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteThought-provoking2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertasteHaunting2 titles, browse their movies with this aftertaste

How their films end · 3 with a twist

  • Bittersweet5
  • Ambiguous1

AI-generated from each title's plot synopsis and cast list, with extra plot summaries, reviews and Parents Guide notes for titles the model may not know, and the model's own knowledge of the ones it recognizes. Only analyzed titles count, so this covers part of the filmography; the feel axes count films only for now.

Where can I watch Ingrid Bisu's films?

As of October 24, 2026, 10 of their 13 MovieCove titles stream on a subscription or free service, most on HBO Max (4).

Also on these channels

Subscription and free streaming for Ingrid Bisu's titles on MovieCove; rent and buy are not counted. Titles are listed by Midcredits score, highest first, at most 12 per service; a dashed chip is a producer credit or a minor one, such as a thanks. A service opens the browse page, which counts movies only, so its number can differ.

Filmography

23 credits, 13 with a MovieCove page.

  • Soulm8te(2026)

    Executive Producer · Story

    Midcredits score: 33rd percentile of all films

  • The Conjuring: Last Rites(2025)

    as Wedding Guest

    Midcredits score: 48th percentile of all films

  • Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom(2023)

    as Pier Waitress

    Midcredits score: 25th percentile of all films

  • Malignant(2021)

    Executive Producer · Story · as Winnie

    Midcredits score: 55th percentile of all films

  • The Conjuring: The Devil Made Me Do It(2021)

    as Jessica

    Midcredits score: 53rd percentile of all films

  • The Nun(2018)

    as Sister Oana

    Midcredits score: 23rd percentile of all films

  • Toni Erdmann(2016)

    as Anka

    Midcredits score: 91st percentile of all films

  • Dracula: The Dark Prince(2013)

    as Minerva (Female Prisoner)

    Midcredits score: 11th percentile of all films

  • Roxanne(2013)

    as Victor's girlfriend

    Midcredits score: 77th percentile of all films

  • The Zero Theorem(2013)

    as Work Colleague

    Midcredits score: 46th percentile of all films

  • I'm an Old Communist Hag (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2013)

    as Coafeza · as Hairdresser

  • What War May Bring (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Amie 2

  • Outbound (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Selena

  • Eva (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Eva's friend #1

  • Portrait of the Fighter as a Young Man (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2010)

    as Matilda Jubleanu

  • Ho Ho Ho (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2009)

    as Muscle man's girlfriend

  • Tales from the Golden Age(2009)

    as Viviana (segment "The Legend of the Greedy Policeman")

    Midcredits score: 95th percentile of all films

  • Slaughter(2009)

    as Girl in Coffin

    Midcredits score: 9th percentile of all films

  • Nobody's perfect (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)(2008)

    Show 1 episode · as Bianca

  • BloodRayne(2005)

    as Young Girl

    Midcredits score: 1st percentile of all films

  • Concrete Jungle (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Show 1 episode · Creator · Executive Producer

  • Cosmetic (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Idea · Producer

  • Doomtown (not in the MovieCove catalog yet)

    Executive Producer

Career shape

Star power in the 92nd percentile of 239,109 people with a billed film role, over a full career of 23 titles, 20 of them dated from 2005 to 2026; peak year 2022.

Biggest box office

The Nun (2018)

$366M worldwide

Highest rated

Toni Erdmann (2016)

Midcredits 91st

Most popular right now

The Nun (2018)

Film career

20052026

Peak 2022 · steadily prominent in film for years. Film roles by billing, audience size and rating; 25+ votes. A show carries a single first-air date, so shows are not on the curve.

By role

only this rolewith another role
Acting19 of 23: 18 only acting, 1 with another role · typical Midcredits score47thWriting3 of 23: 0 only writing, 3 with another roleProducing5 of 23: 1 only producing, 4 with another roleOther crew1 of 23: 0 only other crew, 1 with another role

23 titles, 4 with more than one role — acting and producing overlap on 1 of them.

By decade

2000s5 · acting2010s10 · acting2020s5 · 4 acting · 2 crew

Billing

usually 15th · top billed in 0% of 10 roles

Counts from TMDB across their full career, self appearances out; a title counts in every role they held on it. The ring is the typical Midcredits score (the median percentile) of the role's titles that are on MovieCove, shown from 5 scored. Billing is TMDB cast order for roles with 25+ votes, billed in the top 30.

How do Ingrid Bisu's films land?

Their typical MovieCove film has a Midcredits score in the 46th percentile, the median of all 13; across their 6 films with reception data, the typical film sits in the 49th percentile for acclaim.

Acclaim · how much people like their films

49thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Approval · how many liked their films

40thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Reach · how many have seen their films

85thpercentile
Typical film, the median of 6

Midcredits score across 13 titles, by percentile

  • 75th and up3
  • 50th to 74th2
  • 25th to 49th4
  • Below 25th4

Shape of the crowd

7 of their 13 titles are Mixed.

  • Universally Loved1
  • Crowd Pleaser3
  • Broadly Agreed2
  • Mixed7

Most divisive · actor

Dracula: The Dark Prince (2013)

84th percentile spread · 59% rated it 4 or lower

Most loved · actor

Tales from the Golden Age (2009)

Midcredits 95th · 87% liked

Reviewers score the acting 58/100 in their films, across 5 reviewed titles; fans 72, detractors 42. The element that speaks to their work as an actor.

Percentiles are each film's standing among all films on MovieCove; the typical film is the median, so one outlier cannot drag it. Percentiles and reviewer scores count the films IMDb credits them on, for now; the Midcredits score bands, the shape of the crowd and the two cards count their MovieCove titles, shows included (a show ranked among shows), appearances as themselves left out. A descriptor is the shape of a title's IMDb rating distribution against the catalog; "most divisive" needs a spread wider than half of all titles, and a card names only a principal credit: a craft role, and on a show a crew role or a run of episodes, never a courtesy credit or a one-off guest spot.

Is Ingrid Bisu's work okay for kids?

Across a limited sample of up to 4 MovieCove titles with content scores.

Their medianMedian of all films
Violence & Gore4 titlesmedian 88 · severeMedian of all films: 44
Sex & Nudity4 titlesmedian 42 · moderateMedian of all films: 32
Profanity4 titlesmedian 47 · moderateMedian of all films: 36
Alcohol & Drugs4 titlesmedian 25 · mildMedian of all films: 33
Frightening / Intense4 titlesmedian 77 · intenseMedian of all films: 39

Severity 0–100 from the Content Guide. Categories with under 10 votes on a title are not counted.

Who does Ingrid Bisu work with?

People who share at least 2 of Ingrid Bisu's MovieCove titles, grouped by what they did on them; James Wan shares the most, 3.

Writers

Producers